Eisenhower takes over -- Eisenhower and the Republicans -- Campaign highlights -- The White House staff and Cabinet -- At work in the White House -- Eisenhower and Dulles -- Trouble in the Far East -- McCarthy and the Army -- The great change in the economy -- Heart attack -- The woes of Ezra Taft Benson -- The big decision of 1956 -- Showdown at Suez -- The Eisenhower Doctrine -- Modern Republicanism -- Lithe Rock -- More budget battles -- Fight to free foreign trade -- The arms race -- An evening at the White House -- I leave Washington -- Eisenhower looks at his years in office.